Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Ron Prosor lambasted the international body on Tuesday for its discriminatory behavior towards Israel, arguing that the once-venerable institution has been hijacked by undemocratic regimes that wield it as a means to further their own political ends. In an op-ed published by The...

While accepting the Humanitarian Award at the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s annual dinner last night, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein called on Jews to fight back against anti-Semitism “and kick these guys in the ass,” The Hollywood Reporter reported. Weinstein, 63, then went off-script to speak about his father, who was a...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized today for remarks he made last week about the Arab turnout for the election, The Times of Israel reported. A video of the apology that was posted to Netanyahu’s Facebook page is embedded below. “I know the things I said several days ago offended some...

The United States acceded to a request from Israel not to attend today’s session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, The Jerusalem Post reported: The United States on Monday joined Israel in boycotting the United Nations Human Rights Council debate Monday on Israeli violations of human rights in...

Israel’s former ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, issued a rebuke on his Facebook page on Saturday of President Barack Obama’s comments saying that Israel’s democracy could erode, The Times of Israel reported on Sunday. The American-born Oren, who was elected Tuesday to the Knesset with the Kulanu party,...

Dr. Anat Berko, an internationally recognized expert on terrorism who specializes in studying the motivations of suicide terrorists, was elected to the 20th Knesset yesterday. Berko, who agreed to join the Likud party in December, is also a former lieutenant colonel in the IDF. The Jerusalem Post gave a brief biography...